Fixed or Variable Expense? is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on telling fixed expenses from variable ones, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Eco.1.3-5. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
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Fixed or Variable Expense?
D2.Eco.1.3-5
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A fixed expense costs the same each month. A variable expense changes. Sort each one.
1.Sort each one: Fixed or Variable?
Sort: The electric bill, A gym membership of $30 a month, New clothes, A music streaming subscription
FixedVariable
2.Sort each one: Fixed or Variable?
Sort: Gas for the car, Piano lessons at a set price each month, Eating at restaurants, A car payment of $250 a month
FixedVariable
3.Sort each one: Fixed or Variable?
Sort: A loan payment that is the same every month, Internet service at a set monthly price, The water bill, Groceries
FixedVariable
LessonPrint · D2.Eco.1.3-5 · Set 4 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Fixed or Variable Expense?
Set 4. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A gym membership of $30 a month — Fixed 2. A music streaming subscription — Fixed 3. New clothes — Variable 4. The electric bill — Variable
2.1. A car payment of $250 a month — Fixed 2. Eating at restaurants — Variable 3. Gas for the car — Variable 4. Piano lessons at a set price each month — Fixed
3.1. A loan payment that is the same every month — Fixed 2. Groceries — Variable 3. Internet service at a set monthly price — Fixed 4. The water bill — Variable
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.